FRANCK, CESAR

Additional reading Alfred Cortot, The Piano Music of Csar Franck, in La Musique franaise de piano (1930; French Piano Music, 1932); Vincent d'Indy, Csar Franck (1951, reprinted 1965); Leon Vallas, Csar Franck (1951, reprinted 1973), and La Vritable Histoire de Csar Franck (1955); and Laurence Davies, Cesar Franck and His Circle (1970), are the classical studies of the composer. See also the special issue of La Revue Musicale (December 1922), devoted to Franck. Major Works: Choral works. Ruth, a biblical eclogue (1846); Trois Motets (1858); Messe troix voix (1860); Trois Offertoires (1871); Panis Angelicus, for tenor, organ, harp, cello, and double bass (1872); Rdemption (1873); Les Batitudes, oratorio in eight parts (1879). Orchestral works. Five symphonic poems including Les olides (1876), Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Hunter, 1882), Psych (1888), and Les Djinns (1884); Variations symphoniques (1885); Symphony in D Minor (1888). Chamber music. Quintet in F Minor for Piano and Strings (1879); String Quartet in D Major (1889); Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (1886). Organ. Six Pices (1862); Trois Pices (1878); Trois Chorals (1890). Piano. Prlude, choral et fugue (1884); Prlude, aria et final (1887).